Salitermann is accused of hiding the pair of ruby red slippers that were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in the screen legend's hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 2005. The slippers' location remained a mystery for 13 years before the FBI received a tip.

A federal judge has dismissed the charges against a Minnesota man accused of hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in "The Wizard of Oz." Prosecutors informed the court Monday that he died Sunday.

The man accused of burying the stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” in his backyard for years has died — closing the case against him that never got its conclusion in federal court.